| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honore de Balzac: of the very questionable point of departure of their intercourse.
The next day Cerizet returned.
"You guessed right," said du Portail. "That woman Lambert, being
obliged to conceal the existence of her booty, and wanting to draw
interest on her stolen property, must have taken it into her head to
consult la Peyrade; his devout exterior may have recommended him to
her. She probably gave him that money without taking a receipt. In
what kind of money was Dutocq paid?"
"In nineteen thousand-franc notes, and twelve of five-hundred francs."
"That's precisely it," said du Portail. "There can't be the slightest
doubt left. Now, what use do you expect to make of this information
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from The Pocket Diary Found in the Snow by Grace Isabel Colbron and Augusta Groner: else I could do at that time then, except to offer Asta a cup of
tea when she felt a little faint upon leaving the train. I am a
physician and I know how to use the right drugs at the right time.
When Asta had taken the tea, she knew nothing more until she woke
up a day later in a room in the city."
"And the piece of paper with the threat on it? and the, revolver
you left so handy for her? oh, but I forgot, the old woman took
the weapon away before the lady could use it in her despair," said
Muller.
"Quite right. I see you know every detail."
"But why didn't you complete your crime in the room in the old
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